The band was primarily active from 1969 to 1984, recording a total of 12 studio albums. No studio albums were recorded after that period, although a trove of material written by Phil Lynott and demoed by various line-ups is known to exist.

The name Thin Lizzy was suggested by original guitarist Eric Bell, who was a huge Eric Clapton fan. When he saw Clapton reading a copy of Beano comics on a ...